Tire.



TIRE.

Specification ofettes Application iled "nly i2, l. Serial No. Ei?.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that i, .lossen A. Vi'rnLLo, e.

citizen of the United States, residingn nt Abbevilhe;7 in the perish of Vermilion and Stete'oi .louisiana lieve invented e. new and useful Tire7 oi which the following isv a specification.

This invention relates to tires for 'anto mobiles and the like, its object .being to provide :t pneumatic tire having' armor secured thereto in s novel manner, the Ine-sns cmployecl for attaching tbeplst-es or the armor being an integral partl of the tire so to properly hold the plete to the tire.

A' 'further object is to provide armor, the pistes of which are mounted end arranged in e. novel manner so es to fully protect :ill parts oit the 'tread portion of the tire.

With these and other objects in view 'the invention consists of certain novel detaiis of construction and combinations of parts herer ineter more fully descri 1nd pointed ont in tlie claims.

ln the accompanying drawings the preferi'ecl forni of the invention lies been shown.

:In said drnwingsr-Fignre l is trans verse section through n tire constructed accordance with the p 'lresentJ invention. 2 is @longitudinal section through @portion vof tile tire, s pent of seid tire being' shown in side elevation. is e. perspective view.

of one of the anchoring devices need in con# nection..witl1 the'erinor. et is s detail vienT ol tile nnt used upon tire anchoring de vice. Fig. 5 is n perspective view oi" one of the armor: plates.

Referring to the figures by characters ot' reference i designates tbe outer tube of n.

pneumatic tire, this tube being' n'ovicled with spaced layers of canvas 2 or the like,l such :is commonly employed. Arranged itliin the tre-nfl portion of the tire are nnchoring devices eecli of which is similar to the one shown in detail in Figi. Esch anchoring device consists of e heed 3 'timing flanges 4 along opposite sides thereof, there being a. shank 5 extending from the center portion of the fiend and pi'ovii'led 'with an angular extension o :it free enel und from which projects e screw tneeried stud T. The shank: extends from 'tlie treed of tlie tire and inwerfllv' through one or more thicknesses of fabric formed Within the outer tube of 'the tire, the lieacl 3 being' seid fabric serving to prevent the anchoring device from being pulled out of the tire structure.

The angular portion 6 of eel-cli anchoring device projects beyond the outer face of the tire tube 1 and those projecting portions arranged along the longitudinal center 'of the tread portion of the` tire project into rectangular openings 8 formed in the centers of title armor plates 9 constituting the'niddle series, eech of these plates 9 having its ends beveled and parallel, es clearly shown' at 10 tin Fig. 2, While its sides ere beveled and converge inwardly, es Shownat l1 in Fig. l. .The angular projecting portions of the re innining 'anchoring devices project into sin guiar openings l2 'formed Within armor plates i3 arranged in annular series at each side of the central series of plates 9. These side pistes are curved so as to conform withl the contour of the tire bulbe-and the side edges thereof are beveled and disposed in parallel ple-nes as shown at 14 and the endst-llereof are correspondingly Ibeveled. It will tlaiis be seen-that when ell of the lates constituting the armor' are assemble upon 'the anchoring devices, e. flexible shield 'me/de up or seperate plates, is produced, all of these ple-tes being mov/ably. engaged by theedjoining plates so that the resiliency of the tire is not irnpsired'by the plates., As the adjoining edge portions'of the plates iep, there is no danger of any ointetl objects or the like forcing their Way tirough the armor enduinto the outer tire 2. n-Eacli of the plates 9 end i3 may' be attached tnwits anchoring device by Ineens of a nut s ncll as shown, for exemple, ai; l5, each nut being preferably substantiallypyreiniclnl and being in en* iv'itintliev threaded portion. 7 of the anchoring' device. These nuts. serve not only 'to liold 'the plates upon the anchoring devices but also prevent sfiiddine.

Various changes may be made in the construction enel erranejement of the parts without departing; from tbe spirit or sa'cricing any of the edventeges of the invent-ion ss defined in tbe. appended claims.

TWhat is claimed is:-

l. The combination ivitii e. tire. of anchoring; devices embedded Within and hsving an'- gnisr portions projecting; beyond the tire, armor plates having angular openings for tbc reception of said angular projecting pornrranged beck of the fabric portion of the i tions, end means the anchoring' de structure so es to bei-innig' lield in piece, tias 1 'vices for noldnig plates upon sain anlos ,in devices embedded therein and havinel angular portions projecting beyond thetir'e, armor plates engaging and held against rotation by said angular projecting portions, and means for securing the plates to said portions. i j

4. The combination With a tire, of anchor ing'devices embedded. at one end Within the tire and having angular portions projecting beyond said tire, armor plates arrangen in annular series, each plate having beveled edges lapped by adjoining plates, and means for securing each plate upon the angular projecting portion of an anchoring device.

5. The combination with ay tire including a fabric structure embedded therein, of anchoring devices extending through said structure and embedded at one end within the tire, each of said devices including a shank, a head lapped and retained by the fabric, and an angular portion projecting 'ermee beyond the tire, and armor plates dctachably secured tosaid projecting portions.

6. The combinationwith a tire, of anchoring devices embedded/'atene end Within the tire, each of said devices including a hanged head, a shank extending therefrom, an angular projection on the shank and extending beyond the outer face of the tire, and a threaded stud upon the extension, and armor plates engaging the extensions, and means engaging the studsy for holding the plates upon the extensions.

7. The combination with a tire, of anchoring devices embedded at their inner ends.

my own, I have hereto affixed my signature' in the presence of two Witnesses JOSEPH A. VTELLO.

Witnesses z i BILL-maren J. Mnoninn, GILBERT J. Lil-:Amun e r. 

